Elderly-Disabled

Lori Richey, Senior Services Coordinator

Teairra Halsell Services Coordinator

The Housing Authority of Bowling Green offers a service program for their elderly, handicapped, and disabled residents. The mission of this program is to assist the frail and disabled elderly, committed to bringing them a high quality of life and allowing them to remain in their home and live independently. The senior program provides an active program of exercise, recreation, art, music, community outings, and health education. The goals for each participant include maintaining independence and optimal functioning, encouraging socialization, and decreasing social isolation and elder abuse. This program operates five days a week to better serve our elderly residents. Regularly working with these residents helps them maintain their socialization skills, provides emotional support, and also improves their self-esteem.

Daily Services of the Senior Service Coordinator:

Counseling with Residents

Health Education Classes

Bill Payment (writing checks & money orders and transportation)

Record Keeping (budgeting and accounting)

Paperwork for illiterate residents (reading mail and assisting with information)

The Housing Authority of Bowling Green Senior Program provides anywhere from 10 to 15 social and recreational activities per month for our elderly residents. The residents receive some type of prize just for showing up for the activity. The prizes for the individual games range anywhere from cleaning products, personal hygiene items, household items, paper towels, and toilet paper. These are items that can not be purchased with food stamps, and at the end of the month, money is tight and these residents are in need of many items. All they have to do is show up for an activity and they will receive something that they need. The senior program at the Housing Authority of Bowling Green provides a stimulating and therapeutic environment for the isolated elderly which are often overlooked in today’s society.